Combined water filter and cooler



i y UNHED STATES 'FRANK E. CADY, oF

PATENT OFFICE;

AUBURN, NEW YORK..

To all whom it may concern,.- Beit known that'I, FRANK E. GABY, ofAuburn, county of Cayuga, State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improve` l ments in a Combined Water Filter and Cooler, ofwhich the following is a full and exact de-. scription,'reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specical tion, inwhichl l t l `Figure 1 is asection through the improved cooler andfilter. Fig. 2 `is a section of `the bottom of the inclosing-iease andthe u'pperand flower portionot" the lter, shwing the manf 11ery ofconnecting the sediment-chamber to the l 15 -filter and the lter to thecooler. Fig. 3 shows I :Jamodiication inthemannerof connectingthe pipeto the filter. i A

1 `My invention consists, rst,i'n the combination,with the filter andsediment-chambers, fthe coil-.connected-therewith,and forming a.eontinxonspassage 'ein 'said chamber to the outletpipe, for cooling Vthewater in its passage zffronithflltelnto.y theescape-pipe, "It furtherv'consistsi:IL-.thc combination, with the filter and sediment-chamber,cfa coil constituting lareceptaele for the -ice and forming f u I acontinuous .passage from the lter`t'o the outllet-pipe.

.y f 'It further consists in the combination,.with l the supply pipelrmain and with the coil, of l 'the filter located between thecoilandsupply-` y pipe, for filtering and cooling the water in its passage fromthe supply pipeorinaintothe l outlet-pipe; A

`It further consists in the combination, with l the'supplypipe or mainand with the filter, of the coil arranged within the inclcsiug-case and.forrning acontinuous passage fromthe supplyt, pipe'to the outlet-pipe.y'

Itfurther; consists in forming the coil into a l :receptacle for theice, and in arranging the same abo've the `bottom of theinclosing-case,` whereby a receptacle for the drippingv from ,l the Aiceis formed, and in providing said re- @ceptacle with anioutlet-pipe fordraining 0E t thedrippings from saidice.- f y VIt further consists inproviding the ,npper., r end of the filter and sedimentchamber with yan.inwardly-projecting` rim forming a recep-l,

YSPIETUEICATION fen-ming'` part ot" Letters Patent No. 298,562, dated`February 12,1884..-

Application filcdJuuc 2'5. 15s-83. (No mmelJ. V

same timethe parts can be readi1y-disccnall aswill be hereinafterexplained.

`In theaccompanying drawings, A represents an inclosing-case, which maybe o'f any preferred form, and which is provided with anysnitableforrnof cover, as shown atB.' The ilteraud sediment-chambers are made intapering form, substantially as shown, and are each provided near theirupper edges with an inwardly-projecting rim or flange, d d', formingu inthe upper ends of said Vfilter and sediment-chamber a receptacle for adisk or stone, d', or other suitable filtering material herein-...aftenreerred to.y The upper end of the filtering-chamber is providedwith an outwardlyprojecting rim or flange, di by which said chamberigsconnected to the bottom of the, inclosing-case."A The bottom of theinclosingcase is provided with a suitable perforation for the passage ofthe water from the lter tc thecoihhereinafter referred to, whichperforation is of less diameter than the open end of thefiltering-chamber, so that when the filter is bolted to said case thedisk'or stone shall be securely held between the projecting edge is madein tapering form, and is provided at its lower end with aprojecting rimo r flange, e. The lower end of this filtering-chamber is of lessdiameter than the upper end ofthe sedi'- ment-chamber,and when boltedthereto forms a shoulder, e', between which and theinwardly-projectingflange d, formed in said sedinient-chamber,the lowerdiskor stone is held. The upper and lower end of thefilteringment-chamber,'.are provided with outwardlyprojecting flanges,vby which they are secured .oneto the rother by means of suitable bolts,as shown at e2, by which means it will be seen koele forreceiving, thedisk,jstone, on other;

`that the4 parts are adapted to be readily dis- 'connecte V,from eachotherfor cleaning-1 with- )or stone is secureyhcld in place, and at theof connecting the sediment-chamber, filter,

d thereof and the inwardly-projecting rim d, formed in the upper endofthe ilterlng-cham- Y ber. This filtering-chamber, as before stated,

chamber, as also the upper end o'f-the sedil IOO , 55 nected from eachother, and to certain detalls y in the construction and arrangement ofparis,

out disturbing .the other parts. The pipe through which the water passesfrom the lter to the outlet-cock inbeing cooled is connected at oneendto the opening formed in the bottom of the inclosing-case in anypreferred manner,and extends up a short distance from Athe bottom ofsaidCaSe, and is then coiled voutwardly, toward theinclosing-case,forming the bottom of the receptacle or a table uponlwhich the ice maybe placed, and leaving a space between the lower edgethereof and the bottom of the inclosingcase for the dripping from theice. This pipe is extended upI adjacent to -the sides of thevinclosing-case in spiral form to near the top thereof, at which 'pointit is connected with the outlet-cock, as

shownat E. By this arrangement it will be seenthat the water is causedto pass through a long length of pipe after leaving the filter,

and as said pipe is brought into contact with theice or other cooling`agent the water will L 4 be thoroughly cooledbefore reachingtheoutletrect contact with the ice. v pipe intospiral form the capacityof the wapipe, L and this without being brought into di- By extendingthe te1. co 1npart`me11t is greatly increased without increasing thesize ofv the cooler beyond the 'size of the ordinary water-coolers incommon use. A modification in the manner of connecting the coil to thefilter is shown, in which an enlarged cooling-receptacle is placed inthe center of the inclosingcase, and to which receptacle the coil isconnected, and being coiled in spiral form up to the escape-outlet in asimilar manner 'to that heretofore described. In this case the top ofthe cooling-receptacle forms a table or support for the ice.

. By making the filtering and sediment chambers in tapering form it willbe seen that the 'disk or stone, as also the other filtering materialplaced Abetween them, can be easily removed for cleaning or for otherpurposes.

The filtering material is arranged in the fil tering-chamber in thefollowing manner: A disk, stone, or other compact Afiltering mate-- rialis placed in the upper end of the sedimentchamber resting upon theinwardly-projecting flange, before referred to,which is then bolted tothe lower end of the filtering-chamber, havingasuitablepackinginterposed between the adjacent faces-of the flanges toform a tight joint. The loose filtering material' is' then placed orpacked into, the filtering-chamber up to and on a line with the upperedge of the inwardly-proj ecting flange thereof'. A second diskbr stoneis then placed thereon, resting upon and-held in position by theinwardlyprojecting flanges thereof, and which stone is of such width asto fdl the space between said flanges and theupper edges of theoutward1y,

projecting anges, so that when said filtering-chamber is bolted to theinclosinglcase said diskl shall' be firmly held between the. A suitable.

fiange .and the inclosing-case.

packing is .also interposed between the outwardly-proj ecting fiange'sof theiltering-v chami The manner of feeding the water to the filterfrom the drippings from the ice, and in 'cooling the water by the icebefore being passed through the filter, is made lthe subject of aseparate application, and is therefore not claimed herein. s Thesupplypipe is shown at G, and is connected or. penetrates the upperportion of the sediment-chamber, and which pipe may be connected to thestreet-main or to any other suitable supply-reservoir. v

- Modifications in the form of the filter and sediment-chambers and alsoin the manner of forming the coil may be employed without de- I tion.

Having now described my invention, l'. -claimc I 1'. In a combinedcooler and filter, the filteringand sedimentchambers, in combinationwith the coil'connectedtherewith, and forming' a continuous passage fromsaid rchambers to the outlet-pipe, "substantially as described.

' 2. Ina combined cooler and filter, a spiral coil for holding thefiltered water, constituting areceptacle for the ice, andforming acontin-` uous passage rfrom the fllter tothe outlet-pipe, Vsubstantiallyas and for,l the purpose set forth.

parting from the spirit or intent of my inven-A 3. In a combinedfilterand cooler,the com-' bination,with a supply pipe or main, of asediment-'chamber arranged below thefilter,V a coil forming a-receptaclefor the ice, and a lter arranged between the sediment-chamber and IIOcoil for ltering the'wate'r in its passage from the supply tof/"theoutlet pipe,";substantially as described.

4. In a eoinbinedcooler and fllterfthe com# bination, with the supplypipe 4or'main, and with the filter and coil, of a cooling-chamberinterposed between the filter, and coil, substautially as and for thepurpose described.

5. In a combined filter and cooler, the combination, with the coilforming areceptacle for the ice,.'of the inclosing-c'ase surrounding thev coil, and a lter located outside of the inclosingcase, and between thesupply-pipe and coil, substantially as described.

'.-In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

.FRANK n. C ADY.

f Witnesses: 1

CRAs. O BRIEN,

